Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-24

quest upon their leaders, body, aud then
buried him in the little graveyard that
was planted with the four red gums, one
at each corner, and walled in on the hill
side at the back of where the house had
stood. Rather than be at the pains Of
following out another they buried him in
the very grave that he had caused to he
dug to receive the body of Silas Croft.
Who had murdered Frank Muller
was and remains 4 mystery among
them to this day. The knife was
identified by the natives about the
farm as belonging TO the Hottentot
Jantie, and a HottentOt was seen running
from the place of the deed and hunted for
some way, but could not be caught OF
heard ofagain. Therefore many OF them
are Of the opinion that he is the guilty
man. Others, again, believe that the
crime rests upon the shoulders of the vii
lannon's one-eyed Kaffir, Hendrix, his own
servant, who had also m~ysteriously van
ished. But as they have never found
either of them, are not likely to, the point
remains a moot one. Nor, indeed, did
they take any great pains to hunt for
them. Frank Muller was not q popular
character, and the tact of q man coming 10
q mysterious end does not produce any
great sensation among \ rough people and
in rough times.
On the following day old Silas Croft, Bes-
sic and John Mel also buried their dead in
their little graveyard on the hillside, and
their she lies, some ten feet OF earth only
between her and the man on whom she
was the instrument of vengeance. But
they never knew that, or even guessed il.
They never even knew that she had been
near Mooifontein on hat awful night.
Nobody knew it except jamie, and Jamie.
haunted by the football OF the pursuing
Beers, was gone from the ken of The white
man far into the wilds of Central Africa.
John" said the old man, when they
had filled in the grave, this is no country
for Englishmen. Let us go home TO Eng
land" John bowed his head in assent.
Fortunately the means were not wanting,
although they were practically ruined, for
the 81. 900 he had paid to Silas for a third
interest in the farm still lay, together with
another f2jO in the Standard Bank at
Newcastle in Natal.
And 10 in due course they went.
And now what more is there Ia tell?
Jess, to thelu who read what has been
written ~ il is meant tp he read, Was the
soul Of il all, and jess is dead. 1t is use
less to set "A ~liteless thing upon. is feet
rather let us strive To follow the soariugs
ofthe spirit. Jess is dead and her story at
an end.
One word more. After some difficulty
John Mel, within three months of his
arrival in England, got employment AZ a
local agent To \ large estate in Rutland
shire, which position he fills TO this day,
with credit to himself and such advantage
to the property as can be expected nova,
days. Also, he in due course became the
beloved husband of sweet Bessie Crolt,
and on the whole may lie considered a
happy man. At times, however, 4 sorrow
of which his wife knows nothing gets the
better of him, and for a while he is moi
himself.
He is not q mau much given to senti-
ment or speculation, but sometimes when
his days work is done and he strays down
to his garden gate and looks out at the
dim and peaceful English landscape below,
and then at the wide, star strcwn heavens
above. he wonders if the hour will ever
come when lie will once more zee those
dark and passionate eyes and hear that
sweet remembered voice.
For he feels ~ near To his lost love now
that she is dead as he did when she WAS
yet alive, ani from time to time he seems
to clearly know that if there prove to be an
individual future for us struggling mOrtals
he will find Jess waiting 10 greet him al
It's gates.